"Mr Veliana. Everything is ready. Do you like it?"
"… Okay."
The name of the person who helps me decorate and makes my eyes shine is Celia. She is Veliana's direct maid, and I remember her briefly appearing in the novel.
I looked at my reflection in the mirror with awkward eyes.
Her long, straight hair came down to her waist and fluttered nicely.
He had a pin with a purple jewel on his left side to keep his hair from falling out. There was even a gorgeous dress with purple and gold in harmony.
It felt like I was watching an illustration that appeared in a novel. It was the moment when I was about to take my eyes off the mirror in an awkward feeling.
"Mr Veliana. I think your Highness has come!"
Through the window, the sound of wagon wheels and horseshoes could be heard.
I got up and walked closer to the window. A carriage with the imperial design on it came in smoothly through the gate.
In that carriage, the protagonist of the novel, Acer, must be riding.
The reason I dressed up like this was because I was going to a ball with him today to celebrate the New Year.
"… … Let's go."
I was looking at the carriage through the window, and I turned my gaze away and went out of the mansion.
Most of the users in the mansion came out to the garden to greet him. Among them were Belliana's parents, the Duke and Duchess of Lumière.
Asher, who was talking to the two of them, immediately made eye contact with me and smiled slightly.
Gorgeous blonde hair as if full of sunlight, and blue eyes resembling the sea. He was a handsome face that I had never seen anywhere else.
"Belly."
Calling my name in a friendly way, he gently held out his hand.
… Should I hold your hand?
Hesitating my hand, I looked at his expression. When I didn't hold his hand right away, he gave me a slightly sullen look.
"I know you don't want to hold my hand. But now there are many eyes to see."
Come to think of it, you told me that Acher and I had a fight, right?
I don't know why he fought, but for what he fought, he looked pretty friendly. In the novel, he treats Belliana very differently.
I nodded my head slightly and placed my hand on his. Then he gently grabbed my hand and kissed the back of my hand.
"I'm still not mad."
"I know."
I acted so as not to look suspicious, but fortunately, I didn't seem to notice the awkwardness.
He did not let go of the hand he held and escorted me. After a brief glance at the Duke and Duchess, I got into the carriage.
As he and I were seated, the carriage started gently.
I thought that the term "flying lightning in the dry sky" was used at a time like this.
When I read novels, I sometimes envy the world in which the main characters live. Everyone must have thought about it at some point.
When I die like the main characters, I wish to be reincarnated in a place like this. Or you want to pretend.
But who would think that would actually happen?
… I'd rather have someone else possess it than me.
A few ropan fans I know flashed through my mind.
Everyone will be surprised to find out that I have entered the world of Ropan... ? No, you wouldn't even believe what nonsense everyone was talking about in the first place.
The situation was so awkward that even breathing was unfamiliar. I struggled to hold onto my dizzy spirit.
I sighed slightly and turned my gaze to look at Acer who was sitting in front of me.
He had an appearance that almost perfectly matched the illustrations in the novel.
Every time I looked at the illustrations, I thought I was handsome, but seeing them in action with my own two eyes felt strange.
As I stared at him, he met my eyes with a puzzled look. Obviously, the relationship between Veliana and Acer in the novel was not good.
But the eyes that looked at me earlier made me feel more than just good friends.
Even now, he sent me eyes dripping with honey to the point that I doubted whether it was the person who fought me.
"… Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Because I was wondering when your mood would go away."
"At least not today."
You need to know what the fight was about in the first place!
However, it is impossible to ask 'Why did we fight?' Out of the blue.
As soon as I took possession, I remembered all the things that Veliana had to go through, as vividly as I did.
However, nothing came to mind regarding Asher.
After trying to open my mouth at the burdensome gaze, I finally turned my head and looked out the window.
Old buildings that I could not think of as I lived in the 21st century caught my eye.
No matter where I looked, I was dizzy at the scenery so far from where I lived.
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When the female protagonist possessed in the novel was too calm, a sense of separation was often felt.
You suddenly fell into an unfamiliar world by yourself, aren't you afraid?
The protagonist quickly adapts to a different world and lives. There were many protagonists who did not even talk about wanting to return to the original world.
I thought that if I didn't have family or friends where I used to live, I could do that.
But if you have family and friends, of course you want to go home, don't you think?
I still have a family and some friends I keep in touch with. It was strange to be able to enter the world of Ropan, but the desire to return was greater.
"… I want to go home."
Almost like a habit, the words came out without me knowing. Fortunately, no one heard the cheers of the citizens who came to see me and Asher.
"The Crown Prince! Crown Princess!"
"You two get along so well!"
"God bless you!"
I was still only engaged to Asher, and they were calling me the Crown Prince.
Without even knowing that the real Crown Prince exists.
I looked at them and quietly followed the priest into the temple.
Asher knew I wasn't feeling well, so he just stayed quietly by my side.
Rather it was better I was not in a situation where my head was properly organized right now. He was barely holding on to his mind, but if someone touched it, it looked like it would explode.
I fell down and woke up and I was in a novel, right? What's more, a villain young girl who loses her life miserably?
I was barely holding back from wanting to cry now.
"This is it."
The place that followed the priest was in front of the huge gate inside the temple.
"This is a place I cannot enter. The high priest will do the ceremony with you."
"I get it."
The priest said yes to Asher's answer and left.
In celebration of the new year, he and I share a ceremony to bless the future of the empire. Then he goes back to the castle and joins the ball.
Although it is only a formal ceremony, in the novel, Veliana looked forward to the present day.
It was because it was the day when he was officially engaged in social activities after becoming the prince's fiancée.
He was planning to inform people of his position again and prepare a foothold to be reborn as a spare Crown Princess.
But her ambitious plans were thwarted by my possession.
"Go in."
At Acher's words, he nodded and pushed the big door together. The heavy-looking door opened lightly and a pure white light enveloped us.
Without realizing it, I closed my eyes tightly to the light.
And when I woke up feeling the light slowly disappearing, there was no one around me.
"… Where are you?"
Standing alone in an all-white place, I looked around. The floor and ceiling were all white, and if I stepped on the wrong foot, I felt like I was going to fall somewhere.
"Anybody there?"
There was no one to answer.
Is this consciousness?
In the novel, it seems that the high priest gave a simple blessing and ended it.
When I just walked aimlessly. A statue appeared in front of her.
It was the figure of a woman with a beautiful smile with her long hair pulled down to the ground.
[Hey.]
I was a little startled by the voice that filled my ears, but soon I knew who was talking to me. I looked at the statue and answered.
"Who are you?"
[Anastasia. She is the goddess of blessing who looks down on this world and manages it.]
"God… ?"
If it were me in the original world, I might have thought, 'Am I finally hearing hallucinations?'
God is like that. I looked at the statue quietly and opened my mouth.
"Did God bring me into this world?"
[You're a quick-witted kid. Yes, I brought it.]
"Why?"
As I said before, I am a very ordinary person. There is no past that cannot be told to others, and there is no such thing as a secret of birth.
He's just an office worker who has to go to work on Monday with a rotten eyebrow after enjoying the weekend to the fullest.
[Would you believe me if I told you that you are my beloved child?]
… What?
Without realizing it, I wrinkled my face. I thought that if I suddenly told a person who was busy with work and life, that God loved me, I would believe it.
If I had any religion, I would have been impressed, but unfortunately I was not religious. Moreover, even if God said so, it did not make sense at all.
If you really loved me, please tell me the lottery numbers. I was born as a citizen of a diligent country, and I worked like a dog and lived my life, so what? A child loved by God?
Why is there no lottery god? I'd rather the lottery god love me!
All of a sudden, I sprinted forward without realizing it to the absurd sound of God. I stared at the statue with bitter eyes.
[What… , is it natural to not believe?]
"I have lived without religion for 25 years."
[Done. I'm not telling you to trust me and follow me.]
God continued speaking in a slightly hoarse voice. I opened my mouth, trying to hold back the boiling inside.
"It's nice. Now, please send me back to the original world."
[That's not allowed.]
God flatly refused my request.
"Why? Please give me a compelling reason."
[Because you have work to do.]
… A thing to do? What should I do?
All I had to do was slept hard and went to work on weekdays.
"I don't know what I should do, but I hate it."
[…] … What?]
God seemed surprised at my resolute refusal. I nailed him to God once more.
"I'm not going to do anything."
[I haven't said anything yet?]
"I said no."
It was obvious that it was troublesome and difficult from seeing me possessing someone else's body. I didn't want to get involved in tiring work.
At my words, God remained silent for a while. And when I was quiet too. At one point, God broke his silence with a small laugh.
[…] Great. If humans fight against God, they won't die easily.]
God continued as if my doctor didn't matter.
[You should already know. About the fate that will come to that body. … No, would it be better to say death?]
At God's words, I tried to say something, but eventually I shut my mouth. Know. It was a problem I knew all too well.
Veliana Lumiere dies in front of the guillotine on her birthday.
This is one of the reasons I want to go back to the original world.
It sounded like he was telling me to change Veliana's fate.
Just living my life is daunting and difficult. I was not a person who could afford enough to live my life for others.
"I… … !"
As I was about to open my mouth, I shut my mouth at the creepy feeling that came from my shoulder. It felt like someone was half hugging me from behind.
[I wonder how humans who have the chance will change their destiny on their own.]
As I kept my mouth shut in the reluctant sense, an unpleasant laughter echoed in my ears.
Is this god?
It seemed more like a demon testing me than a god. I frowned and shook off the invisible god.
"I don't know why it is me. Find someone else who will take care of other people's lives other than me."
As I finished my words, the white surroundings gradually started to darken. As I took a step back in bewilderment, I heard the voice of God.
[Hey. Let me give you a present.]
At the same time, I felt an intense pain in my heart.
"Ah… !"
He sat down and grabbed his heart. Unable to breathe properly, she gasped and bit her lip.
As my eyes clouded over, I heard an eerie voice in my ear again.
[Find the three children I love. Then you will get the answer you want.]
"What… , the sound… … ."
[All I can say is this. I hope we can overcome it safely.]
The voice of the gods began to gradually fade away amid the blurred consciousness.
"The talk isn't over yet… … ."
God's disgusting voice kept ringing in my ears despite the pain that felt like my heart was being ripped apart.
And just before I completely let go, a warm warmth touched my cheek.
I inhaled and opened my eyes like a person who had been pulled over the surface of the water after being submerged in the water.